Overview

Windows Vista Home Premium Upgrade Edition
The preferred edition of Windows Vista for home desktop and mobile PCs.

It’s easier—get things done and get on with life!

 It’s easier and faster than ever to find, use, manage, and share the information on your PC or on the Web.

• The Windows® Aero^™ desktop brings new clarity to your PC experience with dynamic visual effects, like Windows Flip 3D, that allow you to see everything you’re working with at a glance.
• Instantly locate any document, photo, e-mail message, song, video, file, or program with ease using Instant Search.
• The new Windows Photo Gallery makes it much easier to find, edit, enjoy, and share your favorite memories with family and friends
• Bring live information like weather and news directly to your desktop with easy-to-use gadgets in Windows Sidebar.
  

It’s safer—the security and health of your PC are automated.

Relax—the security and health of your PC are automated across everything you do, so you can focus on the things you enjoy.

• Help protect private information and remove spyware with Windows Defender^™.
• Help your children use the PC and surf the Web more safely and productively with built-in Parental Controls.
• Help keep your system safe from data loss with the new, automated Scheduled Backup and Network Backup.
• Help protect your PC and your personal information against malicious software, fraudulent Web sites, and online phishing scams with Windows Internet Explorer® 7.⁵

 It’s more entertaining—go BIG with Windows Media Center!

• Sit back and enjoy your favorite television shows on your own time with Windows Media Center.² Use the built-in television guide and a compatible remote control to find, watch, record, and pause live TV on your PC or a TV screen.
• Share big, beautiful photos and home videos in full glory on your TV. Add your own soundtrack and set a party mood!
• Enjoy Windows Media Center entertainment on TVs throughout your home with Xbox 360^TM and other devices connected to your home network.^2,4
• Blend your photos and home videos seamlessly into a rich movie experience, complete with soundtrack, titles and credits, and creative transitions with Windows Movie Maker. Project your production to your home theater with Xbox 360 and other devices, and share it with an audience!
• Burn your slideshows and home movies to a DVD with Windows DVD Maker³ and watch them on your PC or DVD player whenever you like.

It’s designed to be mobile—take it all with you!

Enjoy your entertainment and connect and share information with friends and family on the go.

• Work your own way with Tablet PC technologies that let you use a digital pen to navigate through files or websites, jot down notes, and make sketches on the run.
• Keep your devices up-to-date with your latest contacts, calendar, music and more with Sync Center.
• Set up your mobile preferences and confidently connect wherever life takes you with Windows Mobility Center, Network and Sharing Center, and Sync Center.⁵ 
• Set up your own wireless network, or find and join a wireless network at your favorite hotspot, with Network and Sharing Center.
• Entertain yourself anywhere, using Windows Media Center on your mobile PC to enjoy your favorite TV programs, movies, photos, home videos, and music when you’re on the road.

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 Recommended Specs

A Windows Vista Premium Ready PC includes at least:

• 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor¹.
• 1 GB of system memory.
• Support for DirectX 9 graphics with a WDDM driver, 128 MB of graphics memory (minimum)², Pixel Shader 2.0 and 32 bits per pixel.
• 40 GB of hard drive capacity with 15 GB free space.
• DVD-ROM Drive³.
• Audio output capability.
• Internet access capability.

Minium Specification

Windows Vista Minimum Supported System Requirements

• 800 MHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor¹
• 512 MB
• SVGA (800x600)
• 20 GB (15gb Free Space)
• CD-ROM drive²

¹ Processor speed is specified as the nominal operational processor frequency for the device. Some processors have power management which allows the processor to run at a lower rate to save power.² The CD-ROM may be external (not integral, not built into the system).

Please Note

PCs that meet the minimum supported system requirements will be able to run the core features of Windows Vista with the basic user experience.